sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
simple; easy; convenient; handy
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
national finance; central government finance
electricity; (electric) light
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
order (to an employee from management)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
calmness; stillness; tranquility; calmness of the heart; enlightenment
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
opening session; anteroom
breakthrough; great discovery
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
transparency; degree of clearness
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
social; societal; societary
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine